Health Care

Kronick’s Health Care Group represents and advises a variety of health care provider organizations and service organizations including local and national healthcare entities, general and specialty hospitals, skilled nursing homes, home health agencies, assisted living facilities, federally qualified health centers (“FQHCs”), rural health clinics (“RHCs”), continuing care retirement communities, residential care facilities, behavioral health providers, medical foundations, physician groups and managed care payers on a variety of business, regulatory and litigation issues.

Our Health Care Practice offers creative, strategic and practical advice to help our clients resolve legal disputes that invariably arise in today’s complex and highly regulated health care world. We understand the business of managed health care and the intricate relationships between hospitals, physicians, health plans, employers and government payers, and we have organized and supported new and emerging clinically integrated provider networks working to implement the “triple aim” of health care reform. Our work also includes many types of entity formations and affiliation relationships that enable our clients to work and collaborate to better compete in the health care marketplace.

As outside general counsel to many health care provider organizations, Kronick health care attorneys have a comprehensive understanding of the day-to-day business issues facing health care providers. Additionally, we represent clients in a number of regulatory compliance issues including licensing citation appeals, the development of compliance programs, risk management programs, and we provide support for many of our clients who are operating proactive compliance programs to protect their organizations from those issues that present series compliance risks for the organization.

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Publications

    Speaking Engagements

    10.13.2023

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    Speaking Engagement

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    Creating a Competitive Advantage by Adding Additional Service Lines

    Date

    October 13

    Location

    Los Angeles

    Kronick is pleased to sponsor the California Primary Care Association (CPCA) Annual Conference on October 12-13 in Los Angeles. Shareholder Jennifer Scott will participate in a panel discussion “Creating a Competitive Advantage by Adding Additional Service Lines.” This session describes how to legally add an additional service line to your FQHC practice such as hiring employees or entering provider contracts for services. We will analyze and assess the practical benefits of adding an additional service line to improve financial and operational practices and to create an integrated care setting. This session also provides real-life examples of how FQHCs have implemented chiropractic services, including examples of the types of conditions treated at FQHCs. To learn more and to register, please visit the event website.

    05.21.2021

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    Speaking Engagement

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    Telehealth Billing Pitfalls and Best Practices – From Pandemic to Future Framework

    DATE

    May 17-21, 2021

    LOCATION

    Virtual

    OVERVIEW

    Kronick Shareholder Jennifer Scott will participate in a panel discussion about the rules and regulations related to telehealth visits, examples of what pitfalls to avoid, best practices to ensure reimbursement from Medi-Cal/Medicare, and how to incorporate into your reconciliation requests. As well as what to do if you have billed for a telehealth visit that you shouldn’t have and what changes to telehealth are coming down the pipe and how best to comply with these changes to the regulations. Please visit the event website for more information and to register.

    08.21.2020

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    Speaking Engagement

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    California Primary Care Association’s Billing Managers and CFO Conference

    Date

    August 17 – 21

    Location

    Virtual

    Overview

    The California Primary Care Association’s Billing Managers and Chief Financial Officers Conference provides an exchange of information, problem-solving, and training for community health centers (CHCs). Kronick Senior Counsel Jennifer Scott will be participating in two-panel discussions: “Licensing Considerations for CFOs & Hot Topics in Healthcare Compliance for Intermittent Clinics” and “Trust is Not an Internal Control – Embezzlement Schemes and Basic Internal Controls.”

    • Licensing Considerations for CFOs & Hot Topics in Healthcare Compliance for Intermittent Clinics: There have been many changes to the process of establishing intermittent clinics in the past year, which have generated questions around changes in scope and PPS. The session provides an overview of emerging trends impacting healthcare regulatory compliance for intermittent clinics, including false claims act liability, licensing and enrollment issues, billing pitfalls, and increased regulation.
    • Trust Is Not An Internal Control: Embezzlement Schemes and Basic Internal Controls: Internal controls prevent embezzlement and billing fraud but can be a challenge to implement in smaller organizations. We will discuss common embezzlement schemes and how to prevent or catch them early as well as steps to take with regulators regarding self-disclosure and corrective action plans.

    05.17.2019

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    Speaking Engagement

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    FQHC Regulatory Constraints and Growth Opportunities

    Date

    Friday, May 17th

    Location

    San Diego, CA

    Overview

    The California Primary Care Association’s Chief Financial Officers Conference provides an exchange of information, problem solving, and training for community health centers (CHCs). Kronick attorney Jennifer Scott will be participating in a panel discussion addressing the difference between a Scope of Project and a Scope of Service and its impact upon revenue cycle management of FQHCs.